3.HARDWARE SETUP

10)Primary (Blue) / Secondary (Black) IDE Connectors (40-1 pin PRIMARY IDE and SECONDARY IDE)

These connectors support the IDE hard disk ribbon cables supplied with the motherboard. Connect the cable’s blue connector to the motherboard’s primary IDE connector (recommended) or the secondary IDE connector. Then connect the opposite end of the cable to your UltraDMA133//100/66 device (hard disk drive). A second slave hard disk may be attached to the intermediate connector on the cable. If a second hard disk drive is connected, you may reset its jumper to Slave mode. Refer to your hard disk documentation for the jumper settings. It is recommended that non-UltraDMA133/100/66 devices be connected to the secondary IDE connector. BIOS now supports specific device bootup (see 4.6 Boot Menu.) If you have more than two UltraDMA133/100/66 devices, you will need to purchase another UltraDMA100/66 cable. (Pin 20 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables.)

NOTE: UltraDMA/133 is backward compatible with DMA100/66/33 and with all with existing DMA devices and systems, so there is no need to upgrade current EIDE/IDE drives and host systems.

IMPORTANT: UltraDMA66/100/133 IDE devices require a 40-pin 80-conductor cable.

Connectors

3. H/W SETUP

A7V266-C

A7V266-C IDE Connectors

Primary IDE Connector

 

 

 

 

 

Secondary IDE Connector

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PIN 1

NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1.

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